Weather Records on 23 October 1954

317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1954. Highest significance: Tuni, IN.

Key Facts for 23 October 1954

On 23 October 1954, 317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 312 daily.
Tuni set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 23 October 1954.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

317 stations

317 station records on 23 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

317 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1954

Top 20 records on 23 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1954	Tuni, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Bolgarh, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Gudalur, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Conroe, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Tekkali, IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Huntsville, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1954	Sultan Bazar, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 317 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	199
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3